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Saturday, June 22, 2024

Bladerunner?

  

A nice view of a small, but fancy nudibranch  Diaphoreolis lagunae (formerly Cuthona lagunae) on a blade of surfgrass (Phyllospadix sp.).  This individual was ~10 mm long.  Photographed on 22 June 2024.

7 comments:

Trina said...

So beautiful and intricate. Is it full-grown?

Manne said...

Beautiful…thank you.

Jackie Sones said...

Yes, this species only reaches a maximum length of ~14 mm, so this individual is on the larger end. Some species of nudibranchs are quite small, which definitely makes them harder to spot, but if you can get a closer view, they're often spectacular!

:) Jackie

John W. Wall said...

Such a clear image it looks like a land creature. Beautiful.

Jackie Sones said...

Hi, John!

Yes, I think you'd appreciate that this one took some patience and time. I had an idea of the photo I wanted to show of this nudibranch, but taking the photo under water with moving water and shifting seagrass and seaweeds is challenging. I actually had tried a few times and it wasn't working out. And then I decided to try one more time and was able to take this photo. Whew! Sometimes it works out, and sometimes it doesn't! Always an interesting story behind a photo.

:) Jackie

Anonymous said...

Hi Jackie, Are you using an Olympus TG camera or something else?

Jackie Sones said...

Hi!

Yes, this nudibranch photo was taken with an Olympus Tough TG-6.

:) Jackie